Student Fee

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• Student Fee
• Funded Study
• Abroad Grants
• Jill Kellogg-Serna
• University of Idaho

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What is it?

• Dollars from student fees dedicated to
  scholarships for an international experience
• University of Texas, Austin was first
• Now 7 other schools in Texas and 5 others in the
  U.S.

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International Experience Grant at the University
of Idaho

• 2000 - 3rd attempt
• 2.25/semester per student or 50,000/yr.
• 2003 began trying for an increase
• 2006 received increase
• 5/student per semester or 91,000/yr.
• 7.25/student Highest in nation

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University of Idaho

• State, land-grant institution
• 12,000 students
• Study Abroad office since 1989

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How did we do it?

• Worked closely with student government
• Campaign of support
• Help from key faculty

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The Process

• Research the process
• Initial Hearing
• Period of discussion
• Public proposal
• Open forum
• SBOE
• Start early

Ganesh
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Get the word out!

• Build a strong foundation for your program
• University internal press
• Student newspaper

• External Press
• University web pages

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Student Support

• Student government
• Living groups
• Past study abroad participants
• International Student Council

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Support of Faculty Administration

• Who are your allies on campus?
• Send them abroad
• Key faculty can make the difference
• International Faculty Council
• Letters of support

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Timing

• Campus Support
• Students
• Faculty
• Administration

• National Support
• Year of Study Abroad
• Lincoln Commission

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Reasons why we failed in the past

• Students had other agendas
• Upper-administration was not in support
• Not enough faculty support
• State Board did not fund other initiatives

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If youre not failing, youre not on the cutting
edge

• You learn more each time
• Keep going back

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Alsalam malekum May peace be with you. Malekum
salam And also with you.